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Maybe it's time to reduce yourpreferred cocktail.

According to a study published in theEuropean heart newspaper,Consuming a moderate amount of alcohol was linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation. Otherwise known as AFIB, the chronic condition is defined by theAmerican Heart Association (AHA) As "a trembling or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications."

What else has revealed the study?

The researchers examined the data of nearly 108,000 adults of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Italy over a period of 28 years. The volunteers, who entered the study at an average age of 48, have undergone routine controls where they offered a range of personal information, such as medical history and lifestyle, including Alcohol intake. (In touch:Vitamin doctors exhort everyone to take right now.)

During the mid-way (around the 14th year), 5,854 men and women developed Afib. In fact, the Association of Alcohol and AFIB has been seen for all types ofAlcoholic beverages-Wine, beer and spirits. The researchers discovered that those who drank an average ofan alcoholic drink every day (about 4 ounces of wine, 11 ounces of beer or 1.3 ounces of mind)showed an increased risk of 16% of this cardiovascular condition compared to adults who do not consume alcohol.

And the more we drank, the chances of being diagnosed with Afib climbed. Two drinks a day were linked to an increased risk of 28% and a person who consumed four or morealcoholic beverages per dayconfronted with increased risk of 47%.

Does not the red wine offer a host of health benefits?

Interestingly, a number of studies over the years have seen the wine as cardiac choice. A 2019 study published in the journalMolecules have found that phenolic antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds inRed wine can help prevent cardiovascular disease. Also, teachers ofLouisiana State University Announced in 2018 that they developed stents (tiny tubes inserted into a blocked narrow artery) made from substantanes and antioxidants of quercetin-two found naturally in red wine - to prevent blood clotting and inflammation .

"In conclusion, we were slightly surprised that neither the overall consumption of alcohol consumption - nor the consumption of wine from alcohol consumption [of the AFIB] if they consumed at low doses because they have been deemed protectors against, for example, heart attack, "Professor Renate Schnabel, author of the author and author of consultants at the center of Heart and Vascular University, Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany, saysEat this, not that!

"However, previous reports have already suggested not having a beneficial effect for atrial fibrillation, but did not have enough power to examine a very low consumption of regular alcohol.Our extensive study could now demonstrate that there can be no threshold below which alcohol consumption can be protective. "

Schnabel points out that she and her team were not aware of the type of wine that participants tasted. In addition, other elements related to wine consumption,Like socio-economic status, lifestyle habits and nutrition, also plays a role in cardiac health.

"As a result, factors other than the type of alcohol itself may have led to incoherent associations in different studies," she adds.

What is the current frequency and what can you do to prevent it?

The AHA states that at least 2.7 million Americans currently live with Afib. According to the statistics of theDisease and Prevention Control Centers (CDC)This cardiac condition is the cause of more than 454,000 hospitalizations each year at the US.S. and the agency calculates that12.1 million Americans are likely to be diagnosed with AFIB in 2030.

An editorial Written by two professors from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada regarding the latest research in Europe suggests that the link between low alcohol consumption and AFIB must be further studied.

"Until then, every individual must take his own decision better educated to know if the consumption of an alcoholic beverage per day is useful and safe," wrote the authors.

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